Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...

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Not only does Excel keep information organized in spreadsheets, it can also save you from manually typing data for each cell separately. Formulas compute information directly in Excel and ...

Whether you’re tracking sales, managing budgets, or analyzing trends, the challenge of pulling out meaningful insights from an Excel spreadsheet can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. But ...

Let’s be honest—Excel can feel like a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s an incredibly powerful tool for organizing data, crunching numbers, and making sense of the chaos. On the other, mastering ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

You can combine two columns in Excel using several formulas and tools available in the software. Here's how to combine two ...

Numbers by themselves seldom convey the big picture. Excel Charts makes it easy to illustrate trends in your business, from past expenses and profit to sales forecasts based on previous sales. T*o* ...

Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...

Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sept. 2012 and the ...